> I think it's better -- in the most pessimistic case -- to look at jj as reframing how you think about branches and commits in the same way that learning a type of Lisp reframes your thinking even if you're a full time Python developer and have zero intention of ever using a Lisp.

For some reason this actually had me pause in fear. I've been using git deeply for years and find it very natural and mindless to use at this point. The thought that I might again be trapped in Plato's cave like I found I had been prior to learning Common Lisp is actually disturbing...

Now I don't have a choice but to give jj a shot